Psalms 32 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Psalms 33

¹Rejoice in Yahweh, you righteous! Praise is fitting for the upright.

KJVRejoice^H7442^(H8761) in the LORD^H3068, O ye righteous^H6662: for praise^H8416 is comely^H5000 for the upright^H3477.

² Give thanks to Yahweh with the lyre. Sing praises to him with the harp of ten strings.

KJVPraise^H3034^(H8685) the LORD^H3068 with harp^H3658: sing^H2167^(H8761) unto him with the psaltery^H5035 and an instrument of ten strings^H6218.

³ Sing to him a new song. Play skillfully with a shout of joy!

KJVSing^H7891^(H8798) unto him a new^H2319 song^H7892; play^H5059^(H8763) skilfully^H3190^(H8685) with a loud noise^H8643.

⁴ For Yahweh’s word is right. All his work is done in faithfulness.

KJVFor the word^H1697 of the LORD^H3068 is right^H3477; and all his works^H4639 are done in truth^H530.

⁵ He loves righteousness and justice. The earth is full of the loving kindness of Yahweh.

KJVHe loveth^H157^(H8802) righteousness^H6666 and judgment^H4941: the earth^H776 is full^H4390^(H8804) of the goodness^H2617 of the LORD^H3068.

⁶ By Yahweh’s word, the heavens were made: all their army by the breath of his mouth.

KJVBy the word^H1697 of the LORD^H3068 were the heavens^H8064 made^H6213^(H8738); and all the host^H6635 of them by the breath^H7307 of his mouth^H6310.

⁷ He gathers the waters of the sea together as a heap. He lays up the deeps in storehouses.

KJVHe gathereth^H3664^(H8802) the waters^H4325 of the sea^H3220 together as an heap^H5067: he layeth up^H5414^(H8802) the depth^H8415 in storehouses^H214.

⁸ Let all the earth fear Yahweh. Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.

KJVLet all the earth^H776 fear^H3372^(H8799) the LORD^H3068: let all the inhabitants^H3427^(H8802) of the world^H8398 stand in awe^H1481^(H8799) of him.

⁹ For he spoke, and it was done. He commanded, and it stood firm.

KJVFor he spake^H559^(H8804), and it was done; he commanded^H6680^(H8765), and it stood fast^H5975^(H8799).

¹⁰ Yahweh brings the counsel of the nations to nothing. He makes the thoughts of the peoples to be of no effect.

KJVThe LORD^H3068 bringeth^H6331 the counsel^H6098 of the heathen^H1471 to nought^H6331^(H8689): he maketh^H5106 the devices^H4284 of the people^H5971 of none effect^H5106^(H8689).

¹¹ The counsel of Yahweh stands fast forever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.

KJVThe counsel^H6098 of the LORD^H3068 standeth^H5975^(H8799) for ever^H5769, the thoughts^H4284 of his heart^H3820 to all^H1755 generations^H1755.

¹² Blessed is the nation whose God is Yahweh, the people whom he has chosen for his own inheritance.

KJVBlessed^H835 is the nation^H1471 whose God^H430 is the LORD^H3068; and the people^H5971 whom he hath chosen^H977^(H8804) for his own inheritance^H5159.

¹³ Yahweh looks from heaven. He sees all the sons of men.

KJVThe LORD^H3068 looketh^H5027^(H8689) from heaven^H8064; he beholdeth^H7200^(H8804) all the sons^H1121 of men^H120.

¹⁴ From the place of his habitation he looks out on all the inhabitants of the earth,

KJVFrom the place^H4349 of his habitation^H3427^(H8800) he looketh^H7688^(H8689) upon all the inhabitants^H3427^(H8802) of the earth^H776.

¹⁵ he who fashions all of their hearts; and he considers all of their works.

KJVHe fashioneth^H3335^(H8802) their hearts^H3820 alike^H3162; he considereth^H995^(H8688) all their works^H4639.

¹⁶ There is no king saved by the multitude of an army. A mighty man is not delivered by great strength.

KJVThere is no king^H4428 saved^H3467^(H8737) by the multitude^H7230 of an host^H2428: a mighty man^H1368 is not delivered^H5337^(H8735) by much^H7230 strength^H3581.

¹⁷ A horse is a vain thing for safety, neither does he deliver any by his great power.

KJVAn horse^H5483 is a vain thing^H8267 for safety^H8668: neither shall he deliver^H4422^(H8762) any by his great^H7230 strength^H2428.

¹⁸ Behold, Yahweh’s eye is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his loving kindness,

KJVBehold, the eye^H5869 of the LORD^H3068 is upon them that fear^H3373 him, upon them that hope^H3176^(H8764) in his mercy^H2617;

¹⁹ to deliver their soul from death, to keep them alive in famine.

KJVTo deliver^H5337^(H8687) their soul^H5315 from death^H4194, and to keep them alive^H2421^(H8763) in famine^H7458.

²⁰ Our soul has waited for Yahweh. He is our help and our shield.

KJVOur soul^H5315 waiteth^H2442^(H8765) for the LORD^H3068: he is our help^H5828 and our shield^H4043.

²¹ For our heart rejoices in him, because we have trusted in his holy name.

KJVFor our heart^H3820 shall rejoice^H8055^(H8799) in him, because we have trusted^H982^(H8804) in his holy^H6944 name^H8034.

²² Let your loving kindness be on us, Yahweh, since we have hoped in you.

KJVLet thy mercy^H2617, O LORD^H3068, be upon us, according as we hope^H3176^(H8765) in thee.

WEB·Psalms 32

¹By David. A contemplative psalm. Blessed is he whose disobedience is forgiven, whose sin is covered.

KJVA Psalm of David^H1732, Maschil^H4905^(H8688). Blessed^H835 is he whose transgression^H6588 is forgiven^H5375^(H8803), whose sin^H2401 is covered^H3680^(H8803).

² Blessed is the man to whom Yahweh doesn’t impute iniquity, in whose spirit there is no deceit.

KJVBlessed^H835 is the man^H120 unto whom the LORD^H3068 imputeth^H2803^(H8799) not iniquity^H5771, and in whose spirit^H7307 there is no guile^H7423.

³ When I kept silence, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long.

KJVWhen I kept silence^H2790^(H8689), my bones^H6106 waxed old^H1086^(H8804) through my roaring^H7581 all the day^H3117 long.

⁴ For day and night your hand was heavy on me. My strength was sapped in the heat of summer. Selah.

KJVFor day^H3119 and night^H3915 thy hand^H3027 was heavy^H3513^(H8799) upon me: my moisture^H3955 is turned^H2015^(H8738) into the drought^H2725 of summer^H7019. Selah^H5542.

⁵ I acknowledged my sin to you. I didn’t hide my iniquity. I said, I will confess my transgressions to Yahweh, and you forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah.

KJVI acknowledged^H3045^(H8686) my sin^H2403 unto thee, and mine iniquity^H5771 have I not hid^H3680^(H8765). I said^H559^(H8804), I will confess^H3034^(H8686) my transgressions^H6588 unto the LORD^H3068; and thou forgavest^H5375^(H8804) the iniquity^H5771 of my sin^H2403. Selah^H5542.

⁶ For this, let everyone who is godly pray to you in a time when you may be found. Surely when the great waters overflow, they shall not reach to him.

KJVFor this shall every one that is godly^H2623 pray^H6419^(H8691) unto thee in a time^H6256 when thou mayest be found^H4672^(H8800): surely in the floods^H7858 of great^H7227 waters^H4325 they shall not come nigh^H5060^(H8686) unto him.

⁷ You are my hiding place. You will preserve me from trouble. You will surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah.

KJVThou art my hiding place^H5643; thou shalt preserve^H5341^(H8799) me from trouble^H6862; thou shalt compass^H5437^(H8779) me about with songs^H7438 of deliverance^H6405. Selah^H5542.

⁸ I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you shall go. I will counsel you with my eye on you.

KJVI will instruct^H7919^(H8686) thee and teach^H3384^(H8686) thee in the way^H1870 which^H2098 thou shalt go^H3212^(H8799): I will guide^H3289^(H8799) thee with mine eye^H5869.

⁹ Don’t be like the horse, or like the mule, which have no understanding, who are controlled by bit and bridle, or else they will not come near to you.

KJVBe ye not as the horse^H5483, or as the mule^H6505, which have no understanding^H995^(H8687): whose mouth^H5716 must be held^H1102^(H8800) in with bit^H4964 and bridle^H7448, lest^H1077 they come near^H7126^(H8800) unto thee.

¹⁰ Many sorrows come to the wicked, but loving kindness shall surround him who trusts in Yahweh.

KJVMany^H7227 sorrows^H4341 shall be to the wicked^H7563: but he that trusteth^H982^(H8802) in the LORD^H3068, mercy^H2617 shall compass^H5437^(H8779) him about.

¹¹ Be glad in Yahweh, and rejoice, you righteous! Shout for joy, all you who are upright in heart!

KJVBe glad^H8055^(H8798) in the LORD^H3068, and rejoice^H1523^(H8798), ye righteous^H6662: and shout^H7442^(H8685) for joy, all ye that are upright^H3477 in heart^H3820.

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